http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/WatercressStems/bbkvl/post.htm#91430Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:46:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:91430Antonia0http://www.englishforums.com/English/WatercressStems/bbkvl/post.htm#91430http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-91430.xmlIt helps a lot, thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WatercressStems/bbkvl/post.htm#91427Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:46:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:91427abbie19481http://www.englishforums.com/English/WatercressStems/bbkvl/post.htm#91427http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-91427.xmlHi Antonia, The stem is the little stalk the leaves grow from picture: http://uk.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=images&fr=fp-tab-web-t-1&va=watercress&imgsz=all&vf=all I have managed to find one recipe which specifies using the stem as a salad ingredient, with the leaves served as a separate salad. http://www.mmmi.net/roys/recipes/porkmed.htmlhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WatercressStems/bbkvl/post.htm#91421Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:46:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:91421Antonia2http://www.englishforums.com/English/WatercressStems/bbkvl/post.htm#91421http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-91421.xmlgood question, I don't know, let's wait for some more posts Although, from the context I get teh impression that it means-leaveshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WatercressStems/bbkvl/post.htm#91415Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:46:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:91415pieanne3http://www.englishforums.com/English/WatercressStems/bbkvl/post.htm#91415http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-91415.xmlWell, a stem is a stem, but I wonder what you could do with just the stems! They're so small... So it could refer to the whole of it: stem + leaves.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WatercressStems/bbkvl/post.htmMon, 23 Feb 2009 03:46:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:91403Antonia4http://www.englishforums.com/English/WatercressStems/bbkvl/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-91403.xmlHi! Can you tell me, please, what is watercress stem : is it the hard part of watercress (white part) or are they perhaps simply, leaves (the green part)?